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Home - Mission Statement.
About Us - Brief Description of our Firm and the areas of law
practiced.
Associations - List of Association Memberships held at Brandt, Fisher, Alward
& Roy, P.C.
Attorneys - Career Bio, photos and e-mail links for our
Attorneys.
Practice - List of areas of law practiced by each Attorney at Brandt,
Fisher, Alward & Roy, P.C.
Links - Links to courts and many helpful law related
websites.
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Firm.
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addresses
Publications - A links page with articles written by BFAR
Attorneys.
Corporate Articles - How to Choose the Form of Your New
Business.
Family Law Articles - The Indian Child Welfare Act: Myths and
Mistaken Application.
Real Estate Law - Conversion Condos - What Every Realtor Should
Know
Collecting Dues In Tough Economic Times (Condo
Assoc)
Banking Law Foreclosure by Advertisement Statute
Update
Redemption Period Chart in Foreclosure by
Advertisement
2009 Amendment to Non-Judicial Foreclosure
Statute (Foreclosure by Advertisement)
Bankruptcy Law -
Selected Avoidance and Recovery Issues,
Part 1,Defenses to Lien Avoidance Actions, as Published in
NABTalk Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy
Trustees Vol. 25, No. 1
Selected Avoidance and Recovery Issues:
Part 2, Defenses to Lien Avoidance Actions, as Published in NABTalk
Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Vol. 25,
No. 2
Estates/Wills - Entry Page meet the author of the estate planning
articles.
Estate Planning Articles from
2000
Estate Planning Articles from
2001
Estate Planning Articles from
2002
Estate Planning Articles from
2003
Estate Planning Articles from
2004
Estate Planning Articles from
2005
Estate Planning Articles from 2006
Estate Planning
Articles from 2007
Estate Planning Articles from
2008
Estate Planning Articles from
2009
Estate Planning Articles from
2010
All
Estate Planning Articles Listed by Month and
Year
January 2000 - Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an
IRA.
February 2000 - IRAs - TO RECALCULATE OR
NOT
March 2000 - "Fame" and Fortune.
April 2000 - Is There a Fortune in Your
"Fame?"
May 2000 - TAX STRATEGIES FOR FUNDING HIGHER
EDUCATION COSTS
June 2000 - QPRTs - NOW IS THE
TIME
July 2000 -
MEDICAID PLANNING
August 2000 -
WHITHER THE FAMILY COTTAGE?
September
2000 - PRESERVING THE FAMILY FARM
November
2000 - IRA’s - MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN?
January 2001
- ESTATE PLANNING FOR "SPECIAL NEEDS"
February
2001 - NEW IRA DISTRIBUTION RULES - A kinder, gentler
IRS?
March 2001 -
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS - A SOLUTION TO CHARITABLE
GOALS?
April 2001 -
ESTATE TAX MAZE - CANADIAN CITIZENS
May 2001 - WHAT’S
HAPPENING?
June 2001
- HAVE YOUR CLIENTS FLIPPED FOR FLIP’S?
August 2001 -
SECTION 529 PLANS JUST GOT BETTER!
October 2001
- INTEREST RATES, CHARITABLE GIVING AND ESTATE
TAXES
December
2001 - VALUATION MAZE
February
2002 - CHARITABLE LEAD TRUSTS - Do They Still Make
Sense?
March 2002 -
GIFT ANNUITIES - An opportunity for both clients and
non-profits
April 2002 -
IRA’S - Are your clients ahead of the wave?
May 2002 - TRUSTS
AND ASSET PROTECTION
August 2002 -
TRANSFERS OF WEALTH - QUESTIONS FOR EVERY
FAMILY
September
2002 - MEDICAID ANNUITIES - IMPORTANT ALERT
October 2002
- IRA’S AND CHARITABLE GIVING
December
2002 - THE WALTON FAMILY AND GRAT
January 2003
- PRIVATE FOUNDATION - GOOD OR BAD?
February
2003 - CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND LOW INTEREST
RATES
April 2003 -
MARITAL DEDUCTION - LOST BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN
May 2003 - SECOND
MARRIAGES - UNIQUE PROBLEMS
June 2003 -
SNAKE OIL
July 2003 -
CONTINUING SAGA - FAMILY LP’s AND LLC’s
August 2003 -
WHO WILL BE TRUSTEE?
September
2003 - TOTAL RETURN TRUSTS
October 2003
- DECLINING ESTATE TAXES AND CHARITABLE
GIVING
November
2003 - IRA’s - WHO IS THE BENEFICIARY?
December
2003 - IRA’s - TRUSTS AS BENEFICIARIES
February
2004 - IRA’s - CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS AND
BENEFICIARIES
March 2004 -
POSTMORTEM ESTATE PLANNING - DISCLAIMERS
APRIL, 2004 -
ESTATE TAXES - WHO WRITES THE CHECK?
May, 2004 -
COSTLY MISTAKE BY WELLS FARGO
June, 2004 - THE
MICHIGAN PRUDENT INVESTOR RULE - TRUSTEE
TRAP?
July, 2004 -
TRUSTEES’ TRANQUILIZER OR NIGHTMARE -
UPIA
August, 2004 -
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION - USEFUL POINTS
September,
2004 - DIVORCE - IF EVER THE TWAIN SHALL
PART
October, 2004
- MARITAL AGREEMENTS - ARE THEY
ENFORCEABLE?
November/December, 2004 - LOW RATES ARE HERE
AGAIN
January, 2005
- HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
February,
2005 - Family Limited Partnerships and
Gifting
March, 2005 -
Is Estate Planning Obsolete?
April, 2005 -
Schiavo Revisited
May, 2005 - Asset
Protection - An Alert
June, 2005 -
Bankruptcy Anyone?
July, 2005 -
SPECIAL GIFT TAX EXCLUSIONS - TUITION AND MEDICAL
EXPENSES
August, 2005 -
SPRAY OR SPRINKLE - SPREAD IT AROUND
September,
2005 - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE TRUSTEE?
October, 2005
- TAX PLANNING AFTER DEATH
November,
2005 - THE MEDICARE DRUG PLAN IS HERE
January, 2006
- ESTATE PLANNING AND ASSET PROTECTION
February,
2006 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - A HELPFUL
TOOL
March, 2006 -
ASSET PROTECTION - TRUST PRIMER
April, 2006 -
DELAWARE TRUSTS - ASSET PROTECTION FOR YOUR
CLIENTS?
May, 2006 - PRIVATE ANNUITIES - HAVING YOUR CAKE AND EATING
IT
June, 2006
- WHO IS THE TRUSTEE?
July, 2006 -
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST, GREAT BENEFICIARY
August, 2006 - CHARITABLE GIFTING MADE
EASIER
September, 2006 - Family Member as
Caregiver
October, 2006 - Further Reminders
November, 2006 - Social Security - What a Deal!
January, 2007 - Donor Advised Funds - Who Really
Benefits?
February, 2007 - Big News for Estate Planners - FLP
Guidelines
March 2007 - Doing Well While Doing Good
April 2007 - To Bury Or Not To Bury
May 2007 - The Realities of Wealth
Transfer
June 2007 - We Love Our Grandchildren
July 2007 - Grandchildren Legacies
August 2007 - Warning: Annuities Can Bite!
September 2007 - Michigan Bandaids
October 2007 - The Window Is Closing
November 2007 - Estate Taxes and Life
Insurance
January 2008 - The Death Monster
February 2008 - Too Good To Be True
Whither Goeth The Estate Tax?
April 2008 - The Case for Asset Protection
May 2008 - Retirement Accounts - Smart Planning Can Save Big
Money
June 2008 - Saving The Cottage
July 2008 - Urgent News Re: Charitable
Trusts
August 2008 - Important Homestead News
September 2008 - King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth
Repealed
January, 2009 Gifts - To Report Or Not To
Report
February, 2009 - All In The Family
March, 2009 Anatomical Gifts - Recent
Developments
April, 2009 Divorce Trap
May, 2009 Special Deal on Long Term Care
Insurance
June, 2009 Senior Life Preserver - Reverse
Mortgage?
July, 2009 Life Insurance Trusts - Alive or
Dead?
August, 2009 2010 - Your IRS Get Out of Jail Free
Card
September, 2009 Trusts - New Michigan
Rules
October, 2009 Gifting - Who Gives and Who
Gets?
November/December, 2009 WHAT A MESS!
January, 2010 - Taxpayer Wins Uncapping
Case
March, 2010 Tax Impact - New Health Care
Bill
April, 2010 Going Into Reverse - Coming Out
Ahead
May, 2010 Heads Up - Roth Conversions Looking
Better
June
2010 IRA Traps at Death
July 2010 Joint Ownership - Open Door to Litigation?
August 2010 - Is Your Estate
Plan Bullet Proof?
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